Afanaseva Elena

Biography

My name is Elena Afanasieva. I'm a professional full-time artist. I have my own art studio in Irkutsk, Siberia Russia. My paintings are in private collections in Russia, the USA, Germany, Austria, Montenegro. I love colors like air and consider it is the 5th element. In my artworks, I strive to convey the inner strength, energy, and pressure of the image through the energy of color. This helps me to create plastic images filled with universal human content. Whatever the topic of the artwork is, I let it pass through me.

Inspiration for me is my life, moments, sunrises, nature, music, the sea. People like to watch the ocean, the sea, and everything connected with them, it gives peace. Therefore, some of my paintings are created in the marine theme. I like to work with oil and acrylic mainly on canvas and cardboard.


Education

1979- 1984 Irkutsk Art School

1985-1990 Krasnoyarsk Art Institute

Exhibitions
2010, Exhibition “100 years of the Irkutsk Art School”, the Gallery “Classics”, Irkutsk, Russia.
2010, Exhibition “100 years of the Irkutsk Art School”, the Historical and Memorial Department “V.P. Sukachev’s Mansion”, Irkutsk, Russia.
2011, Exhibition of diploma works of the Irkutsk Art School, the Irkutsk Art Museum, Irkutsk, Russia.
2012, Personal Exhibition, Artist Trade Union of Russia, the Gallery “Classics”, Irkutsk, Russia.
2013, Exhibition “Red”, Artists Trade Union of Russia, the Gallery “Classics”, Irkutsk, Russia.
2014, Regional Exhibition, the Gallery of Siberian Art of the Sukachev Irkutsk Art Museum, Irkutsk, Russia.
2015, Exhibition "Autumn 2015", the Palitra Gallery, Irkutsk, Russia.
2016, Personal Exhibition, the Gallery "Classics", Irkutsk, Russia.
2017, Regional Exhibition and joint exhibition of the Krasnoyarsk Art Institute, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
2018, New Year's Exhibition, the Gallery "Palitra", Irkutsk, Russia.
2019, Joint Exhibition, Artists Trade Union of Russia, the Gallery "Classics", Irkutsk, Russia.
2020, Personal Exhibition, the "Palitra", Irkutsk, Russia.